Paul Souders
- Harris County in Texas, which includes Houston, plans to give low-income residents $500 a month.
- The county is using $20.5 million of COVID-19 relief to fund the program.
- Harris County says similar programs have shown "wide-ranging" social and financial benefits.
A county in Texas is planning to give residents monthly payments to combat economic inequity, a plan that it says has worked in other states.